This may be achieved by fortifying a suitable food and preferably in conjunction with better diets, nutrition education, and horticultural activities to increase the availability of carotene-rich foods. The provision of medicinal vitamin supplements for large populations through either massive doses every...
sufficiency was found amongst subjects of Tamil Nadu which was significantly different from all other states included in the study except Chhattisgarh. The highest proportion of vitamin D insufficiency plus deficiency (< 50 nmol/L) was found in subjects of Maharashtra which was similar to that of...